Fireship Pro Patria Breaks the Medway Chain, 1667 - Lithograph
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Original 19th century Dutch lithograph with an episode of the Dutch raid on the Medway: the fireship Pro Patria, under Jan Danielsz van Rijn, breaks the chain that closed the river on 12 June 1667. Below, the title "De Pro Patria verbrijzeld den keten".
Original 19th century Dutch lithograph with an episode of the Dutch raid on the Medway: the fireship Pro Patria, under Jan Danielsz van Rijn, breaks the chain that closed the river on 12 June 1667. Below, the title "De Pro Patria verbrijzeld den keten".
Lithographed by Carel Christiaan Antony of Amsterdam. The raid on the Medway, led by Michiel de Ruyter, was one of the worst naval reverses suffered by England and was fixed in Dutch memory as one of the great feats of their navy.
Medium: Lithograph
Artist / lithographer: Carel Christiaan Antony (Amsterdam)
Date: 19th century
Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 in (21.3 x 14.2 cm)
Condition: Good. Light toning of the paper and slight spot staining in the margins, outside the image
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Original 19th century Dutch lithograph with an episode of the Dutch raid on the Medway: the fireship Pro Patria, under Jan Danielsz van Rijn, breaks the chain that closed the river on 12 June 1667. Below, the title "De Pro Patria verbrijzeld den keten".